Mediņš, Jānis
(1890–1966)
Mediņš, Jānis (9–27/10–9–1890, Riga; 3–4–1966, Stockholm). Latvian cond. and comp. Brother of Jāzeps and Jākabs Mediņš. Grad. as a violinist, cellist, and pianist from the First Riga Mus. Institute (1909). Held perf., teaching, and cond. positions, incl. with the Latvian National Opera (1920–28) and Latvian Radio Sym. (principal cond., 1928–44). Taught at the Riga Cons. from 1921–44, then settled in Germany (1944) and Stockholm (1948). His pupils incl. Barisons and Ķepītis. With Alfrēds Kalniņš…